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1892–2024
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Huntsville, AL
presidential margin
2008R+19.82012R+23.32016R+23.32020R+14.92024R+16.3
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+16.3
2024
median income$85,881U.S. $80,734 · AL $63,999
median age38.8U.S. 39.1 · AL 39.4
poverty rate10.1%U.S. 12.5% · AL 15.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.9%U.S. 35.6% · AL 28.5%
non-english7.4%U.S. 22.3% · AL 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.6%
American11.2%
Irish9.5%
African American†20.0%
African0.6%
Jamaican0.2%
Mexican3.8%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Cuban0.3%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.5%
Korean0.4%
religion
other traditions
Mainline8.2%
Black Protestant4.7%
Latter-day Saints1.4%
Hindu0.9%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Huntsville, AL, Alabama

Akashic
Huntsville, ALTrumpR+16.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Huntsville, AL, ALA map of the constituent counties of Huntsville, AL, AL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Limestone County, AL · R+43.7Madison County, AL · R+8.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.1%143,317
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.8%102,405
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%5,227
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Huntsville, AL, AL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Limestone County, ALRepublicanR+43.7
Madison County, ALRepublicanR+8.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.8%Harris102,405
57.1%Trump143,317
2.1%Kennedy5,227
−16.3%
250,949
R
41.4%Biden100,958
56.3%Trump137,420
2.3%Jorgensen5,624
−14.9%
244,002
R
36.4%Clinton72,290
59.7%Trump118,587
3.9%Johnson7,676
−23.3%
198,553
R
37.7%Obama71,844
61.0%Romney116,179
1.3%Johnson2,495
−23.3%
190,518
R
39.5%Obama73,653
59.3%McCain110,563
1.2%Nader2,234
−19.8%
186,450
R
38.6%Kerry61,770
60.5%Bush96,875
0.9%Other1,490
−21.9%
160,135
R
41.8%Gore57,191
55.8%Bush76,355
2.5%Browne3,406
−14.0%
136,952
R
41.4%Clinton50,304
50.4%Dole61,252
8.2%Browne9,984
−9.0%
121,540
R
36.4%Clinton47,061
47.4%Bush61,306
16.3%Perot21,064
−11.0%
129,431
R
33.0%Dukakis31,255
66.2%Bush62,661
0.8%Paul738
−33.2%
94,654
R
35.0%Mondale32,291
63.9%Reagan58,851
1.1%Bergland1,002
−28.8%
92,144
D
49.3%Carter38,649
44.8%Reagan35,178
5.9%Anderson4,629
+4.4%
78,456
D
63.9%Carter44,300
34.6%Ford23,956
1.5%Maddox1,031
+29.4%
69,287
R
24.7%McGovern15,187
73.4%Nixon45,087
1.9%Schmitz1,162
−48.7%
61,436
O
14.3%Humphrey8,893
22.6%Nixon14,083
63.1%Wallace39,352
Wallace +40.5
62,328
R
0.0%Johnson0
50.6%Goldwater16,656
49.4%Hass16,244
−50.6%
32,900
D
70.2%Kennedy15,106
29.2%Nixon6,290
0.6%Byrd136
+40.9%
21,532
D
78.1%Stevenson13,199
21.2%Eisenhower3,582
0.7%Andrews119
+56.9%
16,900
D
84.2%Stevenson12,060
15.2%Eisenhower2,172
0.7%Hallinan94
+69.0%
14,326
O
0.0%Truman0
10.5%Dewey578
89.5%Thurmond4,930
Thurmond +79.0
5,508
D
92.5%Roosevelt7,556
7.2%Dewey584
0.3%Thomas25
+85.4%
8,165
D
92.5%Roosevelt8,456
7.2%Willkie661
0.3%Thomas26
+85.3%
9,143
D
92.5%Roosevelt8,523
6.7%Landon621
0.7%Lemke66
+85.8%
9,210
D
91.2%Roosevelt7,462
8.1%Hoover666
0.7%Thomas54
+83.1%
8,182
D
58.5%Smith4,370
41.5%Hoover3,102
0.0%Thomas2
+17.0%
7,474
D
85.1%Davis3,581
12.0%Coolidge504
2.9%La Follette121
+73.2%
4,206
D
85.0%Cox4,634
14.2%Harding774
0.8%Debs46
+70.8%
5,454
D
90.3%Wilson3,656
7.6%Hughes307
2.1%Benson85
+82.7%
4,048
D
79.7%Wilson3,158
6.1%Taft240
14.3%Roosevelt565
+73.6%
3,963
D
85.1%Bryan3,356
13.1%Taft515
1.8%Debs71
+72.1%
3,942
D
88.9%Parker3,172
10.3%Roosevelt369
0.8%Debs29
+78.5%
3,570
D
61.5%Bryan4,704
37.1%McKinley2,836
1.5%Woolley113
+24.4%
7,653
D
57.9%Bryan5,868
40.1%McKinley4,068
2.0%Palmer199
+17.8%
10,135
O
44.9%Cleveland4,493
0.2%Harrison21
54.8%Weaver5,483
Weaver +9.9
9,997
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −16.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−16.3%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+44.7%
1896+17.8%
1900+24.4%
1904+78.5%
1908+72.1%
1912+73.6%
1916+82.7%
1920+70.8%
1924+73.2%
1928+17.0%
1932+83.1%
1936+85.8%
1940+85.3%
1944+85.4%
1948−10.5%
1952+69.0%
1956+56.9%
1960+40.9%
1964−50.6%
1968−8.3%
1972−48.7%
1976+29.4%
1980+4.4%
1984−28.8%
1988−33.2%
1992−11.0%
1996−9.0%
2000−14.0%
2004−21.9%
2008−19.8%
2012−23.3%
2016−23.3%
2020−14.9%
2024−16.3%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Huntsville, ALTotal registered voters, 2018–2024. Latest 415,736 in 2024.103.9K207.9K311.8K415.7K415.7K20182024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Huntsville, AL
YearTotal registered
2018332,077
2020374,805
2022384,764
2024415,736
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a dense concentration of defense contractors, the Huntsville metro has drawn a highly educated, engineering-heavy workforce that has gradually compressed Republican margins compared with the rest of Alabama.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.6 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.

A population of 516,951, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,881 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Birmingham, AL and Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Birmingham, AL
84.1twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale% Black
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
80.4twin score
college sharemedian income12-yr trend≠ population scale
Oklahoma City, OK
78.8twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliated% Evangelical≠ % Black

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Huntsville, AL

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Frequently asked questions

How did Huntsville, AL, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville, AL, Alabama voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 250,949 votes cast, 102,405 went Democratic and 143,317 went Republican.
When did Huntsville, AL, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville, AL, Alabama voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Huntsville, AL, Alabama?
Huntsville, AL, Alabama has a population of 516,951 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville, AL, Alabama?
Median household income in Huntsville, AL, Alabama is $85,881 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Huntsville, AL, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Huntsville, AL, Alabama from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.